Southampton researchers honoured with prestigious awards
Researchers from University of Southampton have received major international awards at the 2018 World Congress in Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases.
Professor Cyrus Cooper, Director of the MRC LEU and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, was recognised for his world-leading contribution to research with the prestigious Olof Johnell Science Award. The award is granted by the IOF in honour of the late researcher Professor Olof Johnell and recognises an individual who has made extraordinary and internationally recognised contributions to the field of osteoporosis in a scientific or policy implementation area.
Professor Cooper said: “It is a privilege to receive this award on behalf of all the staff at the MRC LEU and numerous coinvestigators in this country and abroad. Our work has impacted the prevention and treatment of major musculoskeletal disorders globally, and it is a huge pleasure to also congratulate the younger researchers in our unit who received prestigious Young Investigator Awards at the 2018 World Congress in Osteoporosis.”
Professor Nicholas Harvey, of Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton, was awarded the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Medal of Achievement.
The International Osteoporosis Foundation Medal of Achievement is given annually by IOF to honour an individual researcher who has significantly advanced the field of osteoporosis through original and outstanding scientific contributions. The award underlines important aspects of IOF’s mission – to increase understanding and awareness of osteoporosis and to promote medical innovation and improved care.
Professor Harvey commented: “It is a huge honour to receive this award, which of course represents the contribution of a great number of individuals at the MRC LEU and the wider University of Southampton, together with countless collaborators across the world.”
As well as Professors Cooper and Harvey being recognised, five Young Investigator Awards were presented to Elizabeth Curtis, Nicholas Fuggle, Anna Litwic, Camille Parsons and Leo Westbury, all of whom are based at the MRC LEU, in honour of their research.
The World Congress in Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, which was held in Krakow, Poland and attended by almost 4000 delegates, is the world’s leading conference on clinical research in osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal disease.
